(19308) 1996 TO66

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(19308) 1996 TO₆₆

Discovery
Discovered by	Chadwick A. Trujillo, David C. Jewitt and Jane X. Luu
Discovery date	12 October 1996
Designations
MPC designation	(19308) 1996 TO66
Alternative names	none
Minor planet category	TNO
Orbital characteristics
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
Aphelion	7251.168 Gm (48.471 AU)
Perihelion	5677.589 Gm (37.952 AU)
Semi-major axis	6464.378 Gm (43.212 AU)
Eccentricity	0.122
Orbital period	103752.953 d (284.06 a)
Average orbital speed	4.51 km/s
Mean anomaly	124.299°
Inclination	27.460°
Longitude of ascending node	355.236°
Argument of perihelion	240.207°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	330-750 km H (<902km) [1]
Mass	3.8-44×1019? kg
Mean density	2.0? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity	0.09-0.21? m/s²
Escape velocity	0.17-0.40? km/s
Sidereal rotation period	0.2604 d (6.250 h)
Albedo	>0.04 [2]
Spectral type	B-V=0.72; V-R=0.40
Absolute magnitude	4.56

(19308) 1996 TO₆₆ (also written (19308) 1996 TO66) is a trans-Neptunian object. It was discovered in 1996 by Chadwick A. Trujillo, David C. Jewitt and Jane X. Luu, and appears to be a collisional fragment from the parent body (136108) 2003 EL₆₁. Four other fragments ((24835) 1995 SM₅₅, (55636) 2002 TX₃₀₀, (120178) 2003 OP₃₂, and (145453) 2005 RR₄₃) have been detected, based on their common pattern of IR water-ice absorption and a clustering of their orbital elements.

[edit] References

1. ^ Grundy, W. M.; Noll, K. S.; Stephens, D. C. (2004). Diverse albedos of small trans-neptunian objects 22. Retrieved on 2006-11-07.
2. ^ Altenhoff (2004). TNO/Centaur diameters and albedos. Retrieved on 2006-11-08.

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